RedSeaPokerCup 2009.

I want to thank you grummeler (you teach me how to play tournament poker, thanks a lot, i will send you a card
), TheRebuz (who makes great evaluations on this forum, thanks a lot, i learn a lot from you too) and of course every player who write something helpful on this forum!

There were 200 players, 15k starting stack, 40min blinds (25/50, 50/100, 75/150, 100/200... so very nice structure imo). I finished 12th or 13th and took 2,2k EURO. I played really good, make nice light 3bets, even 4bets also make 3 barrels bluffs (i bet 2,5x from utg+1 with KQo, got one call, flop came 3
6
6
- i bet 3/5pot, get called, 5
came, he checks, and i bet 1/2pot, he called, 3
came, he check, i bet 3/5pot, and he called with 2
4
and i lose the pot.

In my final hand i show a lack of experience in live play. I was in SB with 10BB and got A8off but i saw my opponent (25BB, not good player) had watched his hand before i done it, and i saw that he likes his hand. I pushed of course my very good hand, he thought for a while and called with AQo and im out.

It was very nice holiday and very nice tournament but im not really happy with my result after last hand, and now im thinking a lot about this and my mood isnt so great, i should fold this.

To finish 12th/13th in a large tournament like this is a major achievement imo and one most of us can only dream of.

Don't reflect too much on the odd hand, but instead remember that you beat hundreds of other players to qualify for this tournament via the satellites and then beat almost 200 live players including many seasoned players/pros/semi-pros I imagine.

A great result and one you can build on for future successes.

Congrats once again and let us know how you do in your next adventure.